The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-12-06
The Fiftieth Congress Ready
for Business.
CARLISLE ELECTED SPEAKER.
The Appearance Of the Two houses
Taking the Oath-The Topics
Talked Of-Other Notes.
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
SENATE.

WARRINGTON, u cem0e Dine Sen
ate Chamber wore a fresh and tasteful!
appearance this morning. The floors
and galleries were newly carpeted and
the desks glistened in coats of varnish
the odor of which mingled family with
that of the bouquets and gorgeous floral
devices which enlivened the picture.
Senators began to arrive and take their
seats before II o'clock, Senators Stewart
and Hiscock being the first corners. For
an hour before noon, the floor was a
busy scene, members of both parties,
their friends and officers of the Senate
taking this occasion to exchange greet
ings and compare notes. The chief
topic of conversation of the majority
was the prospect of a conflict over the
admission of certain Democratic Sena-
tors-elect, and it early became known
that the Republicans, in default of any
caucus plan Of action, had concluded to
follow the lead of their members on the
committee on privileges and elections
These had been IN formal consultation
it was understood, and had reaCur,4 ne
conclusion to make no opposition to the
admission Of Turpie, of Indiana, but to
object to the admission of Faulkner, of
West Virginia, on the ground that there
were conflicting credentials from that
State, The general opinion was that
there would be no deadlock, and that
the usual course of opening the proceed
ing would not be broken.
The galleries were early crowded to
OVERLOOKING. Mrs. Cleveland, clad in a
costume of dark green, and accom-
k-r
and several other lady friends. occupied
seats reserved for the family of the
President in one of the private galleries.
The diplomatic gallery was filed by
members of various legations. The
front. seat was occupied by the Chinese
minisler, his secretaries and associates
The minister wore magnificent robe
OF light blue satin, and his companions
wers CLAD as richly though in more
subdued oolOrs.
The proceedings of the day opened
with prayer bytne chaplain, Rev. J. G.
Butler
The President of the Senate, Mr..
Ingalls,, then took the chair and called
the Senate to order. He said he would
place before the Senate certificates of
election, certificates of appointment
and other papers received since the
adjournment.
The following papers were thereupon
submitted and read: "Certlicate of
the Governor of Florida making g tenn
pOr8ry appointment of ]. J. Finley as
Senator from the 4th of March, 1887.
until the Legislature should fill the va
cGncy by the expiration of the term OF
Senator Jones; certificate of the Cover
nor of Florida OF the election by the
Legislature of Samuel Pasco; certificate
of che Governor of New Jersey of the
election of Rufus Biodgett; certificate
of the Governor OF West Virginia of the
appointment by him of Daniel B. Lucas
20 fill the vacancy caused by the expi-
ration of the term of Senator Camden:
certificate of the Governor of West Viz
GINA, of the summary of the proceed
ings by which the Legislature, in the
special session, elected Charles J.
Faulkner, as Senator to fill the va
.eaucy credentials of William E. Chan
der, as Senator from New Hampshire;
the protest of Daniel B. Lucas against
the administration of the oath of Office
to Charles Faulkner the grounds of
protest are: first. that the executive OF
the State Of West Virginia has not Ger
titled to the election of Chas. ]. Faux
uer, under the seal of the state, as re-
CURED by the act of Congress; second,
lOE ESdSOuS SCI Out III TIC VI IS1 vi DSuISl
@. Lucas, a copy Of which accompanied
the protest; third, because Charles J.
Faulkner was at the time and date of
his alleged election, on the 5th of May,
1887 Judge OF the Thirteenth Judicial
District Of West Virginia, and there
fore ineligible to the office of Senator.
The protest was iaid on the table and
ordered to be printed IN the record.
The ceremony of administering
the oathS of Office to the newly elected
Senators, was then proceeded with,
such Senators being called in parties of
four, and in alphabetical order. The
first four Senators thus called and
sworn Tin all instances with uplifted
hands and not on the Bible) were:
Aldrich, Bate, Blodgett and Chandler.
The second four were Crockell, Daniels,
Davis and Dawes. The third four called
were: Edmunds, Faulkner, George aud
German.
Hosr objected, for the time being. to
administering the oath of Office to
Faulkner. He understood that what
ever question arose concerning the title
of that Senator to q seat arose on the
credentials themselves, the whole
proceedings of the Legislature and the
history of the case being disclosed ard
fully recited. Assuming, in accordance
Win the usHgeS OF the senate, mat ne
would himself be a member Of the COM
mittee on privileges and elections, he
gave assurance that the question should
be dealt with at the earliest possible
moment, so that the gentleman entitled
to the seat would be able to enter on the
discharge of his duties as Senator.
Mr.. Kenna said the course suggested
seemed emineniiy appropriate, and he
trusted the action would be taken
without the 70 -mality OF a vote. This
suggestion was adopted.
The oath was administered to the
other three Senators, and. subsequent
ly, TO Senators Gray, Hale. Hawley,
Hearst Regain Sawyer, Sherman, Stew
art, Stockbridge aud TuTpje.
At the suggestion OF Senator Vest